Case M251/2015

Knight v. State of Victoria & Anor

Case No.

M251/2015

Case Information

Catchwords

Plaintiff was sentenced to life imprisonment with minimum term of 27 years - Victorian Parliament passed Corrections Amendment (Parole) Act 2014 which provided that plaintiff cannot seek parole unless he is in imminent danger of dying or is seriously physically incapacitated and no longer has the physical capacity to harm any person - plaintiff alleges s 74AA of the Corrections Act 1986 (Vic) is contrary to Ch 111 of the Constitution and is invalid.